News
Noted teachers at the LCA
At the Las Cruces Academy, our non-profit K-8 private school in Mesilla, we have good news. We’re happy that Vince Gutschick, our Board Chair, teacher, and Deputy Treasurer, has been cited as standing in the current top 2% of scientists in the...
New Mexico Supreme Court Justices visit the LCA
Las Cruces Academy was graced by the visit of three justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court on Sept. 16, 2021 as Justices C. Shannon Bacon, Julie Vargas and Briana Zamora visited the school. The justices fielded questions from 24 students in grades 3 to 8 as the...
Bruce’s call – the 10th Annual Fund
LCA financial statement
This is the most recent financial statement for us as a non-profit educational charity under IRS regulation 501(c)(3). The fiscal year ran from 1 July 2020 through 30 June 2021. [pdf-embedder...
LCA federal tax return, form 990
This is the most recent tax return for us as a non-profit educational charity under IRS regulation 501(c)(3). The fiscal year ran from 1 July 2020 through 30 June 2021. [pdf-embedder...
September 2021 public newsletter
Letters from kindergarteners to their successors
At the end of the 2019-20 school year, our kindergarteners, ready for their transition to the 1-2 classroom, wrote letters of advice to the new group:
Flashy science
Literally. We do lots of experiments in grades 6-8 science. Girls love explosions as much as boys, it seems. Here are two experiments with flashes. As an 8-year-old boy, Lou Ellen and Vince's son, David, now an LCA Board member, bought a huge electrical capacitor...
In-person learning works best!
We readily met CDC guidelines essentially right from the start of the 2020-21 academic year. We are fortunate that we have nearly 200 square feet per student; we met the 25% occupancy rule readily. We took extensive precautions. We took every student and teacher's...
Our picnic May 2021
We closed out the year on May 26th with a picnic for all the students, their families, and teachers at the enjoyable public park in Mesilla on Calle Santiago. We abided by the earlier pandemic precautions, since none of the students had been vaccinated. That didn't...